Cat

Patched tabby

Patched TabbyThe patched tabby is almost always a female. While these cats can display any of the four distinct tabby cat patterns, they also have red or cream patches on the body, head, tail and legs. They are commonly known as tortoiseshell tabbies or "torbies.

A torbie, or ~, is a tortoiseshell where the tabby pattern is very distinct all over the cat. A calico or tortoiseshell may have distinct tabby pattern on the red or cream patches (has to do with another gene we won't get into at this juncture), but no patterning on the other color.

Known as a cat of many colors, the American Shorthair comes in over eighty different colors and patterns ranging from the striking brown ~ to the glistening blue-eyed white, the beautiful shadedcameo to the flashy calico van, and many colors in between.

The American Shorthair is recognized in more than eighty different colors and patterns ranging from the brown-~ to the blue-eyed white, the shaded silvers, smokes and cameos to the calico van, and many colors in between.

The breed sports four color classes: solid, tabby, tabby with white and parti-color. Patterns include the classic tabby, the mackerel tabby and the ~. The Maine Coon is the second most popular breed in America and has earned the nickname, "The Gentle Giant." ...

Tortie: A combination of the Tortoiseshell and the Tabby pattern that is also known by the name "~".

tortoiseshell turned tabby where as the black patches will be tabbied forming a continuous pattern with the red patches (tabby pattern). To determine if a cat is a tortie or torbie: tortie = eumelanistic patches will be solid; torbie = eumelanistic patches will be tabbied. Also called ~ ...

The hair is coarser on the head, flanks, and base of the tail, but is soft on the underbelly and chin. The coat can have any color form that the American Shorthair has, except for ~.